do you feel like you don't have control of your day when you look back in the
past month did you actually achieve the goals that
you set and how much are you gonna get done today these questions might make
you excited or they might make you cringe depending on how productive you
feel productivity lends itself to getting more done and moving closer to
your dreams no matter how far in the future they might seem right now when
you live a productive life the path to your dreams becomes more clear and more
attainable so don't let the days months or years go by without checking off
anything on your to-do list learn more about the psychology of productivity and
the steps you can take to living a more productive life today so what is
productivity productivity is used in economics business and everyday life but
it generally has the same definition productivity is the state of being
productive a productive person a productive business or an economy yields
maximum results or output or the most impact the more results you generate and
the less resources or time it takes to do so the more efficient you are the
more productive you are the first steps to becoming a more productive person is
simply asking yourself what output do you want to produce more of in the first
place you want to see the results in form of revenue or profits you want to
produce great content or art ask yourselves this question before creating
any concrete goals let's get on to some quick facts about productivity did you
know only 2% of people have brains wired to effectively multitask for the rest of
us multitasking can actually decrease your productivity by up to 40% also no
one really likes a rainy day until they need to start being productive in
general a sunny day can decrease productivity throughout an office or
your work life another fact is that if you want to be more productive tomorrow
you need to go to bed earlier a Harvard Medical School study revealed that
adults who got between seven and a half and nine hours of sleep were 20 percent
more productive than those who slept less in the last fact I have for you is
that a study that was conducted over nine months revealed that employees that
work from home were more productive than their peers who actually worked in an
office so these are cool facts but what is the importance of productivity our
long-term goals can only be accomplished if we work every day towards those goals
in mind every big task is made up of small daily goals people who want to
lose 100 pounds can't do so by being super productive in one day people who
want to build a house can do so unless they add each brick in a timely man
every day and every little milestone counts and that is where productivity
comes in when you commit to a more productive life you commit to tackling
all the tasks that lead you to actually completing your major goals a consistent
commitment to productivity is built on habits that you eventually can revert
back to even when roadblocks or obstacles threaten your progress
learning how to be more productive as an investment in itself yourself your
future and your goals so let's get on to some simple ways to increase your
productivity productivity can have a big impact on your long term goals but don't
be intimidated by that path to having a more productive life the secrets to
being more productive or not grandiose are not hidden they're not secrets all
it takes is a little simple action to move you towards becoming more
productive and getting more done in less time so the first one is to follow
something called the two minute rule what's the best way to finish the items
on your to-do list well it's to simply get started David Allen is a top
productivity consultant and an author of getting things done and getting things
done he describes the 2-minute rule a quick way to being more productive and
quite simply get more things done so the two-minute rule consists of two major
parts number one if the next item on your to-do list will take less than 10
minutes to complete just go ahead and do it after all it's only gonna take two
minutes right procrastinating for an entire hour to complete a task that only
takes two minutes is a complete waste of time but we all know that we've done
that before and the second part is that if the next item on your to-do list will
take longer than two minutes don't use this as an excuse to put off the task
find a way to start the task that will take less than two minutes so if you're
putting off a run try to change into your running clothes that takes less
than two minutes if you're putting off cleaning the kitchen maybe just do two
dishes or three dishes the easiest way to finish a task is to just get started
on it even if you're just starting on the tiniest fraction of that task and
this is due to something called the Zig or Nick effect which I explained in
another video another tip I have for you is to just take a deep breath when time
passes faster than you'd hope and the items on your to-do list start to really
pile up it can be really easy to feel stressed out but ripping your hair out
over a lack of productivity will only make the problem worse when people are
stressed they weaken their ability to focus and be more productive so you need
to get rid of stress when I start to feel stressed I take a step back and I
usually take a really deep breath sometimes I even go for a walk around my
block because it really helps me diffuse a slow inhale
an exhale can send messages to your brains that you're safe that message is
transported throughout your entire body and your stress will start to melt away
another very important tip is to increase your focus and try to eliminate
distractions the biggest enemy of productivity isn't laziness it's just
your lack of focus we have an entire world of entertainment and information
at our fingertips but when you allow yourself to be distracted by your iPhone
or your smartphone or your laptop or your desktop you can lose crucial time
better spent on your to-do list there are apps and actual software out
there designed to block certain websites or social media apps for a specific
period of time when you actually need to get your work done especially if you
work from home you can try downloading apps like these or keep yourself focused
the old-fashioned way just disconnect also it's really important to know that
when you're learning it's super important to get rid of distractions to
effectively remember what you're learning I've got one more tip for you
to help become more productive and this one really works for me it is to become
a mad scientist and I specifically spelled it scientist because the last
four letters spell tests and I found this to become the best way to become
more productive in life is simply just to test everything I've tested how much
sleep I need to get how much food I need to eat how many hours I should spend at
the gym everybody is different and testing is a main form of action driven
by curiosity all wealthy and very successful people are crazy curious and
I think I know why because the curiosity drives them to test everything if
something doesn't work then they go ahead and change it and if it does work
then they keep it so tell me you need a guide to help you become more productive
you want a laid out system that has helped tons of other people take control
of their day and accomplish their goals faster well using the science of
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you guys so much for watching this video I hope it helped you and I really hope
you take the decision to master your time by learning about the psychology of
productivity